Militants from Syria's ruling Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) engaged in a ruthless killing spree this weekend, taking delight in beating, torturing and executing helpless civilians in ...

After more than 13 years of civil war, Assad's downfall came in a lightning rebel offensive led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its chief Abu Mohammed Al-Julani. The fact that HTS's precursor Al ...

For more recent analysis of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), see this August 2023 post from the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program's Examining Extremism series. Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS or ...

(Ghaith Alsayed/Associated Press) The main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is an offshoot of the Nusra Front, a onetime affiliate of al Qaeda, and is funded by Turkey. In recent years ...

The Islamist group HTS, or Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is behind the fall of Bashar ... Click on 'follow', next to our logo above.

1. Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani is the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, one of the largest rebel groups mounting the offensive against the Assad regime. 2. He broke with Islamic State in 2012 and cut ...

MOSCOW, October 16. /TASS/. Fighters of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (an affiliate of the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist organization outlawed in Russia - TASS) have stepped up ...

the leader of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham armed group (HTS, outlawed in Russia) that had seized power in Syria, US Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller has told reporters. When asked ...

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the leader of the Islamist rebel group – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS. Syria is home to many different religious and ethnic groups and some fear that more conservative members of HTS could ...